Wednesday 5th of June

The Summit programme is based on invited presentations of internationally recognized experts representing top class industry and academia equally and worldwide.

The plenary and parallel sessions will provide the participants with answers to the main technology and business questions and dimensions in the manufacturing industry related in industry digitalizationbusiness leadership and the future of work in the era of ecosystem economy - the next frontier of industry

 

Tuesday 4th of June   Wednesday 5th of June   Thursday 6th of June

 

08:30-11:30

Pre-summit Partner Seminars (See full programmes by clicking the heading)

09:00-11:30

VIP Executive Roundtable: Boosting Competitiveness Through Coopetition (by invitation only)

11:30-13:00

Welcome Lunch, Expo and 1-to-1 Meetings

13:00-15:00

MAIN STAGE: Opening Plenary - Towards Business Ecosystems
(Chair and Moderator: Tomas Hedenborg, MPD 2019 General Chair)

Opening Show

Welcome Addresses
·  Tomas Hedenborg, MPD 2019 General Chair
·  Dr. Ilona Lundström, Director General, Enterprise and Innovation DepartmentMinistry of Employment and  the Economy 
·  Prof. Mari Walls, President, Tampere University

Keynotes
·  Prof. Hermann Simon, Honorary Chairman and Founder, Simon-Kucher & Partners, Germany: Hidden Champions in the Digitized Ecosystem Economy
·  Dr. Jan Mrosik, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Siemens Digital Industries Germany: The digital transformation: Turning challenges into opportunities
·  Dr. Max Lemke, Head of Unit, Technologies and Systems for Digitising Industry, DG Connect, European Commission: European Approaches for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Industrial Platforms in Manufacturing


Panel Discussion: The Way to Ecosystem Economy

15:00-15:45

Coffee Break, Expo and 1-to-1 Meetings

15:45-17:15

MAIN STAGE: Session - Fostering Innovation Capabilities

(Chair and Moderator: Cecilia Warrol, Programme Director Manager Production2030, Swedish Association of Engineering Industries (Teknikföretagen), Sweden)

Speakers and panelists

· Hans Olofsson, Senior Advisor, Global Industrial Development, Scania CV AB, Sweden: Södertälje Science Park for Smart and Sustainable Industry of Tomorrow
·  Jaakko Hirvola, CEO, Technology Industries of Finland: Innovating Growth
·  Gintaras Vilda, Vice Minister, Innovation and Industry 4.0, Ministry of the Economy and Innovation, Lithuania: Through Innovation to Industry Digitalisation Ecosystem
· Dr. Erja Turunen, Executive Vice President, Smart Industry and Energy Systems, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Innovating the Future Industry



Panel Discussion

PARALLEL STAGE: Session - Operation in Ecosystems

(Chair and Moderator: Juha Pankakoski, Chairman, Intelligent Industry Ecosystem, Finland)



Speakers and panelists

· Dr. Tomoichi Sato, Chief Strategic Analyst and General Manager, Data Intelligence Department, JGC Corp., Japan: Towards 2030 in Engineering, Procurement and Construction
·  Dr. Guido Beckmann, Senior Management, Control System Architecture & International Key Account, Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG, Germany: Forming New Ecosystems for the Digital Transformation
· Thorsten Hülsmann, CEO, IDSA: Through Data Sharing to Value Integrated Value Ecosystems
·  Dr. Pasi Tuominen, CEO, Wapice Oy, Finland: Harnessing the Full Potential of Analytics, AI and Big Data


Panel Discussion

17:20-18:40

MAIN STAGE: Plenary - Leading the Growth through Transformation

(Chair and Moderator: Tomas Hedenborg, MPD 2019 General Chair)

Keynote: Dr. Kazuo Yano, Fellow, Corporate Officer and Corporate Chief Scientist, Hitachi Ltd, Japan: Fostering Business Growth with Artificial Intelligence

MPIDEA Competition
·  Juho Romakkaniemi, CEO, Finland Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the MPIDEA Award Committee: Innovation Boosts Competitivity
·  Leena Vainiomäki, Country Head, Danske Bank Finland: Financial Sector Fostering Growth
Award Ceremony 

19:00-22:00

MPD 2019 Banquette (incl. Expo and 1-to-1 Meetings)